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POTTER | Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1995, "hors commerce" copy

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May 12, 02:21 PM GMT

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400 - 600 GBP

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POTTER, BEATRIX

Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit… introduced by Maurice Sendak. Kingston, New York: Battledore Ltd., 1995


16mo, ONE OF 275 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER XIV OF XXV “HORS COMMERCE” COPIES, SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK AND IAIN BAIN, 34 plates printed in brown, each within folder, publisher’s grey-blue cloth folding box


A FINE COPY of the edition, presenting a new impression from the original line-blocks made for the first private edition of 1901.


Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.


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